Arnie Manitoba said:
afaithfulone4u ..... I agree that I lost the purpose of your post
I expect Jesus will look like some of the glorious descriptions of Himself in Revelation.
I do not feel we are being transfomed into Christ's image
I do not feel we are being transformed into having the attributes of God
To me an "Image" is something we see outwardly and with our eyes
Not something imaginary and invisible in our spirit.
I confess that I still do not grasp the purpose of your post
It appears to me your concept of "IMAGE" is something which resides within your personal imagination and I am unable to picture it.
best wishes
Ponder on this, in what image will those be in who are of the anti-Christ spirit?
Do you suppose they will look like the images of the devil that man has drawn with horns and horrific faces? And do you see them changing or will it be just all of a sudden?
Or could it be that they look like the average Joe but their attributes or the FRUIT they produce will tell us exactly who's offspring they are of God's or Satan's for they will be revealing the image or likeness of their head?
If you believe that it will be an outwardly image, then why did God make all men look different? And why don't we see the devil's children looking like their father?
And why is SIN the issue which is of an inwardly place where we may be able to hide our deeds from mortal man, but God sees it all?
See attributes are being like our Father God, not being the Father God. The Word WHO became flesh was the exact representation of the Father's attributes and so should all be who call themselves the son of God.
Phil 2:5-8
5
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
KJV
Rom 1:23-25
23 And
changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted
beasts, and creeping things.
24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and
worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
KJV
Col 3:1-15
3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
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And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
KJV
Hopefully you can grasp what I am showing,
Blessings
Dan57 said:
I agree with the general consensus, we may not know specifically what Christ looks like, but there will be no question about his identity when he takes the stage;
"His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords" (Revelation 19: 12-16)
Well....... hopefully we will be behind him at THIS time for this is the GREAT SUPPER OF GOD or Armageddon, the LAST SUPPER where only those invited to the wedding supper is looking down on earth which is the banquet table where the birds of the air are feasting upon kings of the earth and those that remained in the image of A BEAST(Animal blood thirsty and Self serving nature) whom had gathered together to do harm to Israel. We are up out of harms way that is why it says BLESSED is he who is invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb for the rest will be the meal. Notice what his name is??
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his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword(Our sWord of the Spirit our weapon of a Christian soldier), that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron(The Rod is the Law of God)Mose held the Rod in his right hand for he did everything by the Word of God.)
Let's remember that Cain had a mark put upon him by God and we KNOW that Cain was in the IMAGE of his father being of a beastly nature of self centered, murderer,jealousy, ungodly who would rather kill his own brother in order to blot out what he felt was his competition instead of raising his standards for he had taken the mark of the beast in his forehead(thinking) and hand(works) doing the will of his father who is the devil for they are anti-Christ.. they can not abide in the Word for they are against the Word indwelling them to do what is right in God's sight.
1 John 3:1-15
3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 N
ot as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
KJV
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. There is absolutely no incentive to get it wrong. Also, I am sure that God would step in and want us to picture Jesus rather accurately in our minds and hence He would be involved in the imagery of Jesus that would dominate!
